Cover (of a Pokal)

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Object Name: 
Cover (of a Pokal)
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
56.3.96
Dimensions: 
H: 11.7 cm, D (at shoulder): 10 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1700-1799
Primary Description: 
Clear glass; free-blown, cut and engraved. Set-in cover with conical top containing tear and supporting the pear-shaped pointed finial resting on two mereses; top and finial are cut into panels, a symmetrical leaf scroll with central rosette on curved section.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Source
1956